Dearica Hamby still smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting courtside at WNBA games. FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James wait for play to resume during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, March 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Danny...
Washington forward Kyle Kuzma has nothing but praises for the late Kobe Bryant and credited the former Lakers star for giving him life lessons that go beyond the hardcourt. Kyle Kuzma, left, and the late great Kobe Bryant (AP) Kuzma has averaged 22.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 70...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A statue of late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gigi Bryant, was scheduled to be unveiled during a private ceremony on Friday, Aug. 2, according to a published report. Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant (AP) The statue is located outside Crypto.com Arena...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday, July 16. FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, talks to his father, Joe, as they watch a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several errors on the marble base of the statue of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant outside the team’s downtown arena have been corrected. FILE - A statue in honor of former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is displayed after being unveiled in a ceremony outside the...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Jamal Murray sparked the Denver Nuggets in the final minutes to a 114-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, Feb. 8, after the Lakers unveiled a statue in tribute to the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets takes a shot against LeBron James...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The US 2008 Olympic gold medal squad featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James plus high-leaping Vince Carter were among first-time nominees for the Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday, Dec. 21. Late basketball great Kobe Bryant and LeBron James (AFP) The Hall announced its...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic paid tribute to late basketball star Kobe Bryant after he won his record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open on Sunday, Sept. 10, wearing a "Mamba Forever" shirt during the trophy presentation. Serbia's Novak Djokovic displays a T-shirt in tribute to...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers will pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant with a statue of the Hall of Fame guard in front of their arena, the team said on Thursday, Aug. 24. Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant. (AFP) A bronze statue of Bryant will be unveiled on February 8, 2024, at Star...
LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles County has agreed to pay the widow of Kobe Bryant nearly $29 million after first responders shared photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed the NBA superstar. Bryant, the couple's teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed when...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Carmelo Anthony is the newest FIBA global ambassador. (Ali Vicoy) Carmelo Anthony was thrilled to be named the newest FIBA global ambassador and follow in the footsteps of his friend and former USA teammate, the late Kobe Bryant. The NBA star, who was formally introduced as...
In this file photo taken on January 26, 2021 people gather in front of a mural of former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, both with a set of wings, by artist sloe_motions displayed on a wall in downtown Los Angeles, California as people mark the one-year death anniversary of...
